Alumni Events

Stay connected with the Rochester community around the globe! From a lecture on data science, to a student performance group tour, from Beijing to Boston, opportunities to gather with University alumni and friends are happening on campus and off.

Log into the Rochester Alumni Exchange (RAX) for easy event registration. Your personal information and address will then be pulled from your profile and entered into the event registration form.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerEncores-Second Act CareersDate: August 12, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM If you’re planning for retirement or already at “retirement age,” but want to continue working—whether to supplement your income or to stay mentally and physically active—veteran career coach Nancy Collamer shows you how to identify your favorite interests and expertise and repackage them into more than fifty ways to earn income. For more information on this webinar, please click here or to participate, click here.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerEncores- Retire Sooner Than You ThoughtDate: August 19, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM If you think you need to win the lottery or work until you’re 75 to retire with financial stability, Money Matters host, Wes Moss, has very good news for you. You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think reveals the secrets for ensuring a successful retirement—sooner rather than later. For more information on this webinar, please click here or to participate, click here.

First Generation Students & Families Welcome - Class of 2019Date: August 25, 2015 Time: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Join us during Orientation for a special celebration to welcome the FIRST GENERATION students and families to the University of Rochester community on August 25, 2015. RSVP by Friday, August 14, 2015.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerSearch – Headhunters Revealed!Date: October 7, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Executive recruiting has changed. Darrell Gurney will help you to understand their role in the hiring process to see if they can be an asset in your job search. For more information on this webinar, please click here or to participate, click here.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerDiscussions – Career Asset ManagementDate: October 14, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Want to optimize your career asset? Experienced financial planner Michael Haubrich shares how he has helped others view their career as a vital and thriving asset, extended the earning power of their career asset and achieved improved work-life fit and career satisfaction. For more information on this webinar, please click hereor to participate, click here.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerSkills – MentoringDate: October 21, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Mentorship expert Lois Zachary will share her insight in promoting mentorship for leadership and learning, as well how to deepen your own mentoring practice. For more information on this webinar, please click here or to participate, click here.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerEncores – Get What’s YoursDate: October 28, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Learn the secrets to maximizing your Social Security benefits with Laurence Kotlikoff as he explains different options, scenarios, and tax consequences of your choices. What you don’t know can hurt you; wrong decisions about Social Security Benefits to apply for cost some retirees tens of thousands of dollars lost in income every year. For more information on this webinar, please click hereor to participate, click here.

UR Career Authors Series:CareerSearch – Better Résumés and Cover LettersDate: November 4, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Certified Professional Resume Writer Patricia Criscito will show job seekers how to summarize and advertise their skills clearly and effectively for resume presentation. For more information on this webinar please click hereor to participate click here.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerDiscussions – The Power in a LinkDate: November 11, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM LinkedIn isn’t just another social media tool. It’s world’s largest professional online network. Dave Gowel, the “LinkedIn Jedi”, will share with you how to use LinkedIn as a resource to map networks, leverage business intelligence to close deals and use your existing relationships. For more information on this webinar, please click hereor to participate, click here.

UR Career Authors Series:CareerSkills-Practices to Engage PeopleDate: November 18, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Would you like to help your organization become a bit more like Pixar, Spotify, Netflix, Zappos, Virgin, Valve or IDEO? Have you been asking, “Is there something I can do to get a better company culture? Better collaboration? Better management?” Join Jurgen Appelo to learn how! For more information on this webinar, please click hereor to participate, click here.

Richard Leider leads you on a map to guide you in your new chapter of life. Life Reimagined will help you discover fulfillment and new life possibilities by promoting “an experiment of one”; to help you uncover your own special gifts, connect with people and explore new directions.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerSearch – Personal Branding and NetworkingDate: December 2, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM CEO of Elite Level Sport Marketing Coyte Cooper will share the value behind developing and investing in a personal brand through way of small, individual interactions, which pave the way for cultivating beneficial relationships that enhance all areas of our life. For more information on this webinar please click here or to participate click here.

You have big dreams. Dreams that get pushed back from the daily crises you deal with as well as the responsibilities you have to family, organizations, and your job. Mitch Matthews will show you how you can re-ignite those dreams with a bit more focus.

Drawing on Da Vinci’s notebooks, inventions, and art, Michael Gelb will share how you can liberate your own unique intelligence through his Seven Da Vincian Principles – the essential elements of genius.

With today’s economic realities, how do you plan for a future filled with prosperity, health, and happiness? John Nelson will help you develop a detailed picture of your ideal retirement with practical tools, covering everything from finances to mental and physical health.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerSearch – Interview Like YourselfDate: January 6, 2016 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Jezra Kaye, an acclaimed public speaking coach, will teach you step-by-step how to communicate with passion, power, authenticity and ease in any interview setting. For more information on this webinar please click here or to participate click here.

Traditional networking with large events and business cards don’t work anymore for the 21st century businessperson. Derek Coburn offers fresh, effective and unconventional strategies for growing and nurturing a powerful network outside of fruitless traditional networking events.

Technological unemployment is a growing concern as computers replace human skills. Frederico Pistono will explore the impact of technological advances on our lives, what it means to be happy, and how to avoid a systemic collapse.

When Rob-Jan De Jong asked an audience of senior leaders, “What is the one word you’ll find in every definition of leadership?” They all replied, “Vision.” Anticipate: The Art of Looking Ahead elucidates the visionary content, practices, behavior, and communication necessary for a successful leader.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerSearch – Manage Your Job SearchDate: March 2, 2016 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM You can make your job search less stressful and time consuming as long as you have a plan and you manage that plan. Johanna Rothman will show you how to get out in front of your job search today! For more information on this webinar please click here or to participate click here.

Whose life are you living? Many of us fail to live our own lives because we are too busy leading the life that others expect of us? Tama Kieves will show you how to recognize what you want to do and where you want to go!

UR Career Authors Series:CareerSearch – How To Make an Attitude AdjustmentDate: April 6, 2016 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Bernard Kelvin Clive will get you thinking about what excuses are holding you back.For more information on this webinar please click hereor to participate click here.

From college graduates to senior executives, everyone needs to understand how to make their next career moves in the 21st century. Dana Manciagli outlines an effective approach to the latest employment practices as well as the new, proprietary techniques for career development in her book, Cut the Crap, Get a Job!

Word of mouth (WOM) marketing is extremely effective, especially in the digital space of social media and smartphones. Paul Rand will reveal how customer recommendations in this revolutionized area of marketing have transformed the way people consume – and how to come up with new methods to reach customers.

UR Career Authors Series: CareerSearch – Managing Brand YOUDate: June 1, 2016 Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM After over 30 years of brand building experience, Jerry Wilson customized a system that adapts consumer branding techniques for individuals. Grounded in the idea that everyone is unique, Managing Brand YOU provides a step by step guide for you to create your own personal and empowering brand to live a successful life. For more information on this webinar please click here or to participate click here.